On 21 Aug 2004 17:03:38 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:


Take if from a winter failure... be prepared
and watch the weather. Too many times we've
had a sudden and dramatic cold snap and I've been attempting to turn the valve
and shut down the waterfall and it won't bloody turn and dragging my poor 15
year old out of his warm bed to turn it for me and then tearing through the
shed trying to find the floating heater and the air bubbler and wondering where
in the heck DH put them last time he cleaned the shed out....

kathy :-)
in zone 7a, SE WA

I keep all my "pond gear" in a couple of 5-gallon buckets with lids in
the basement.

They're cheap, easy to carry around and store, and easy to spot in a
crowded shed or basement.

Mike Patterson
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